Trainers, where to start? Natalie Green from NK Active gives us some insight and shares three things to consider before a running shoe purchase! Running shoes and injuries. There are so many different brands/ makes and models to choose from and it can be a daunting task to pick a pair right for you. Studies […]
Diary: “my injury journey” by Natalie Green, Triathlete.
NK Active’s Exercise Rehabilitation Instructor (and uber triathlete), Natalie Green shared her injury journey with our newsletter subscribers in the July edition; and we thought it would be a good read for anyone who is training, in recovery, going for injury rehabilitation or on an injury journey themselves! My injury journey by Natalie Green. “After […]
This might be a silly question about running but …
The idea of going for a run can be a daunting process for some. Although there are blogs, apps and advice forums, sometimes the simplest questions aren’t asked. Charlie is about to start the Zero2Forty so she had Natalie has had a chat around common questions asked. Before we get started, for those who have not downloaded the free […]
Zero 2 Forty – Getting you running for 40min in 16 weeks
Zero to Forty What it is Zero to Forty is a 16-week running programme that we have designed allowing for someone to go from absolutely no running to running forty minutes continuously. Why have we created it? Here at NK Active we see a lot of patients who have begun their running journey, but it […]
How much is too much? Have i done too much too soon?
Natalie Green, Exercise rehabilitation instructor Have I done too much too soon? Here at NK Active, we see a lot of patients who develop their training volume too quickly which can be linked to injury, creating big setbacks from themselves. It is understood that by maximizing performance higher workloads are required and with that comes higher injury rates. […]
Orthoses – so much more than ‘fit and forget’ Part 1 – by Nick Knight
Before I begin, I would like to thank Tom for asking me to write a blog, Tom is a very knowledgeable physiotherapist and I feel privileged to write this blog for his site. The aim of this blog is to discuss the role of orthoses, try to change peoples current views on how we use […]
Achilles Tendon Blog by Nick Knight
A blog about Achilles tendons was suggested by an UKRunChat community member, so here goes. I did tell myself by trying to keep it shorter than my last blog, unfortunately I have failed! (It is slightly longer than some essays that I wrote at university) hopefully is all informative for you guys. So grab a […]
Footwear, breaking the myths
Firstly many thanks for the huge response following the first blog, lets keep this momentum going. I thought the picture above was very current, with the recent hype of using the ‘extra’ eyelet in the trainer. I will speak about other lacing techniques in a different blog. Right let’s get started. The footwear industry is […]